Irish
Etymology
From éan + -ín.
Noun
éinín m (genitive singular éinín, nominative plural éiníní)
- diminutive of éan: little bird, birdie
Declension
Declension of éinín (fourth declension)
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Mutation
Mutated forms of éinín
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eclipsis |
with h-prothesis |
with t-prothesis
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| éinín
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n-éinín
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héinín
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t-éinín
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Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “éinín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 285
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “éinín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “éinín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
- “éinín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025